To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
Latest action · Mar 31, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits a state from enforcing a law or imposing liability on an entity that hires a motor carrier for the transportation of property or household goods if the liability arises from a personal injury, death, or cargo or other property damage claim or cause of action related to the negligent selection of that motor carrier under state law or regulation.
Specifies as such an entity any person acting as a shipper, as a broker, as a consignee, a freight forwarder, a household goods freight forwarder, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, an ocean transportation intermediary, an indirect air carrier, a licensed customs broker, an interchange motor carrier, or a warehouse.
Makes an entity eligible for this immunity from liability only if, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the hitred motor carrier picks up a shipment, the entity verifies that the motor carrier at the time of verification:
- is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier,
- has the minimum insurance coverage required by federal regulation, and
- does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA in force at the time of verification.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Sep 24, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2015Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
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- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
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